Schofield School · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0There are 4.4 jobs in Schofield for every working resident, and 4,554 people commute in
There are 4,671 jobs in Schofield for 1,056 working residents. Jobs and income earn Schofield B−; getting around on foot earns it B−. About one in ten work in Schofield; the top destination outside it is Wausau (26%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Schofield apart
Schofield fills up on a workday
Schofield has 4,671 jobs, 4.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 5,900 people are in town, more than double the 2,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
Schofield makes and builds things
77% of the jobs based in Schofield are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Schofield residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
Much of Schofield works one town over
48% of working residents work in a town that borders Schofield: Wausau (26%), Weston (14%) and Rothschild (5%). Next door ↓
The jobs in Schofield pay better than its residents’ jobs
78% of the jobs based in Schofield pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 57% of the jobs Schofield residents hold. 97% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Schofield. The jobs ↓
Most Schofield residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind Schofield’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Schofield is better than 47% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Schofield’s grade up (ahead of 63% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Schofield could be anywhere from C to A−.
How a workday changes Schofield
On a workday 939 residents head out to work and 117 work right here.
About 5,900 people are in Schofield on a workday afternoon, 156% more than live here.
4.4 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
In Schofield, 77% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Schofield, 2013 → 2023: 3,891 → 4,671. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Schofield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Schofield, by distance
About 21% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns that send workers to Schofield
Where Schofield clocks in
26% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Schofield’s commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Schofield workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,055 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
For most of Schofield, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Schofield is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.8% across Wisconsin.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,132 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.6% of Schofield households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Schofield’s commuters take a bus or train.
Schofield is 2,433rd of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 35 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Vandenbroek WI | 1,701 | $129K | 1.6% | 5.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,431 | North Industry OH | 1,767 | $56K | 11.0% | 0.0% | 2% | B− |
| 2,432 | Lathrop MO | 2,253 | $67K | 14.3% | 2.8% | 4% | B− |
| 2,433 | Schofield WI | 2,311 | $66K | 8.0% | 5.5% | 11% | B− |
| 2,434 | Pulaski Township MI | 1,879 | $77K | 8.1% | 2.3% | <1% | B− |
| 2,435 | Newport Township OH | 1,893 | $82K | 5.3% | 4.7% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Schofield, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Work next door: 48% of Schofield’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Schofield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schofield | – | B− | B− | 17 min | $65,583 |
| Wausau | 26% | C+ | A− | 15 min | $64,389 |
| Weston | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Rib Mountain | 3% | B+ | C | 19 min | $94,294 |
| Weston | 14% | A− | B− | 18 min | $78,207 |
| Rothschild | 5% | A− | C | 16 min | $88,261 |
Same-state neighbors only. Weston: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wausau. Darker towns draw more of Schofield’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Schofield: questions
What is the median household income in Schofield?
$65,583 (±$4,040) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Schofield?
8.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Schofield?
17 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Schofield work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wausau (26%, 4 mi), Weston (14%, 4 mi), Rothschild (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Schofield walkable?
Schofield is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Schofield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Schofield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Schofield
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.